Street Collection

Changes to Street Collections

As we look ahead, we’ve made the difficult decision to discontinue our street collections from 2025. With society’s shift towards digital and cashless transactions, the effort required for street collections is no longer sustainable. That said, your support remains invaluable to us, and we deeply appreciate all the time and energy you’ve generously given.

How can you continue to support Blind Low Vision NZ?

If you’d still like to support Blind Low Vision NZ, we’ve made it easy to fundraise in your own way. Simply visit our fundraising website, where you’ll find all the tools you need, including posters, digital assets, and options to order buckets and our signature bibs. You can even request socks to share with friends who help fundraise—how fun!

We understand that some of you have strong ties to your usual street collection sites and volunteers. If you’d like to continue street collections as your own fundraising event, you’re welcome to do so. However, please note this would be under your own initiative, meaning you would need to arrange permissions, recruit volunteers, and manage the banking of funds raised.